Latham Watkins LLP — 492 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 70
- Filings · FY2025
- $260k
- Median base · FY2025
- Attorney
- Top role · 281 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 293 all-time
Latham Watkins LLP filed 70 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 9% from the year before), with a median base salary of $260k and the middle 50% of offers between $225k and $365k. That is 80% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 492 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Attorney in New York.
How much does Latham Watkins LLP pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $260k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Latham Watkins LLP's H-1B hiring changed by year?
6 certified filings in FY2016 → 75 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 75 | +7% | $260k |
| FY2025 | 70 | +9% | $260k |
| FY2024 | 64 | 0% | $235k |
| FY2023 | 64 | +28% | $215k |
| FY2022 | 50 | −6% | $215k |
| FY2021 | 53 | +77% | $220k |
| FY2020 | 30 | +11% | $220k |
| FY2019 | 27 | +8% | $200k |
| FY2018 | 25 | −11% | $180k |
| FY2017 | 28 | +367% | $180k |
| FY2016 | 6 | — | $185k |
Which wage levels does Latham Watkins LLP file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 8% of Latham Watkins LLP's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 483 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I33.5%162
- Level II58.2%281
- Level III6.6%32
- Level IV1.7%8
What jobs does Latham Watkins LLP sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Latham Watkins LLP's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney | 281 | $260k |
| Associate | 177 | $215k |
| Intellectual Property and Technical Analyst | 4 | $135k |
| Business Data Engineer | 3 | $128k |
| We Specialist - Data & Analytics | 2 | $68k |
| Master File Maintenance Team Lead | 2 | $131k |
| Global Technology Finance Manager | 2 | $140k |
| Business Development Project Finance & Energy Industry Senio | 2 | $100k |
| Compliance and Ethics Assistant - Aml(anti-Money Laundering) | 2 | $68k |
| Practice Support Engineer | 1 | $110k |
Where does Latham Watkins LLP hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 293 | $225k |
| CA | 109 | $225k |
| DC | 34 | $225k |
| TX | 23 | $225k |
| IL | 19 | $225k |
| MA | 14 | $225k |
What has Latham Watkins LLP filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 492 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Attorney | $435,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $435,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $260,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $390,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $445,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $273,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Analyst – Workplace Data & Analytics | $94,910 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $260,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $420,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $390,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $260,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $420,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $235,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $235,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $235,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $235,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $390,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $225,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $235,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Associate | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $365,000 |
| 2026 | Attorney | $310,000 |
| 2026 | Master File Maintenance Team Lead | $145,246 |
Common questions about Latham Watkins LLP's H-1B filings
- How much does Latham Watkins LLP pay H-1B workers?
- Latham Watkins LLP's median certified H-1B base salary is $260k (FY2025), from 70 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Latham Watkins LLP sponsor?
- Latham Watkins LLP has 492 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Latham Watkins LLP sponsor for H-1B?
- Latham Watkins LLP's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Attorney, Associate, Intellectual Property and Technical Analyst, Business Data Engineer.
- Where does Latham Watkins LLP hire H-1B workers?
- Latham Watkins LLP's top H-1B worksite states are NY, CA, DC, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →